A schoolboy whose parents feared the worst when he was hit by a car has completed a fundraising race alongside his mother - despite being in a wheelchair a little over six months ago.

Danial Jones, 10, was among hundreds taking part in the annual Race for Life for Cancer Research UK in Caernarfon's Parc Coed Helen, along with his mum Ruth Thomas.

He joined crowds from all walks of life running the track skirting the Menai Straits and it was a milestone for the keen footballer and Liverpool fan.

He was determined to run the race to honour his godmother who died from cancer five years ago, as well as determined to bounce back after being hit by a car in an horrific accident near his former home in Bontnewydd in August last year.

His mum Ruth was actually caught in a line of traffic on her way home from work, unaware that it was her son who had been involved in the accident.

When she managed to get home, her daughter Enfys, 12, was "looking lost" in the front garden of their home and a stranger told Ruth to go to the accident scene.

Danial Jones with his mum Ruth Thomas (Image: Arwyn Roberts)

From there, they were whisked to Alder Hey Hospital by Wales Air Ambulance, and Danial underwent emergency surgery and had a metal rod inserted in his leg.

He had severe breaks to his legs and a broken collar bone, and his parent feared the worst.

Ruth said: "I didn't realise the queue I was in was because Danial had been hit. A stranger told me. There was a crowd of people and the air ambulance was there."

With Danial's dad Eurwin, she stayed at her son's bedside as doctors fought to repair his broken legs.

He was in a wheelchair for around two months, but Ruth praised the consultant and staff at Alder Hey, where Danial stayed for a month, and the staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd who coaxed him back onto his feet through gruelling physiotherapy.

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But none of that stopped him from completing the 5km Race for Life with his mum just seven months after being in a wheelchair.

She said: "We are grateful he's alive and we are grateful he can walk. We just keep moving forward and being grateful for what we have in our lives. The community in Bontnewydd has been so supportive to us."

His dream is to kick a football again with his local team, which is run by his dad, Danial has another operation to go through to remove the metal rod from his leg first.

Ruth said: "He's not allowed to play football but that's what he would love to do. He's a big Liverpool fan so he's quite happy at the moment."